In June, I began reading and charting coverage of the Mellon Foundation that focused on the organization's commitment to social justice--a commitment that has become more pronounced in part because of the leadership of Elizabeth Alexander, the president of the organization.
Of course, Alexander had been doing social justice projects long before June 2020. However, I was fascinated to see her making moves in this new role. What follows are links to articles citing the work of the Foundation and Alexander's comments in interviews.
• Dec. 30: Foundation President of the Year: Elizabeth Alexander, Mellon Foundation - Inside Philanthropy
• Dec. 2: Mellon Dedicated a Quarter-Billion Dollars to Monuments in the U.S. - Philip Rojc - Inside Philanthropy
• Nov. 13: Stand for Equity Seminar with Alexander - Duke University Sanford School of Public Policy
• Oct. 5: Mellon Foundation to Spend $250M to Reimagine Monuments - Jennifer Schuessler - New York Times • Oct. 5: Mellon foundation pledges $250m to 'reimagine' US monuments - BBC
• Oct. 5: Elizabeth Alexander on philanthropy for social justice - Washington Post (YouTube)
• Oct. 5: Race in America: The Arts (feat. Elizabeth Alexander) - Jonathan Capehart - Washington Post
• Oct. 5: Mellon launches $250M project to remake American monuments - Rebecca Santana - AP
• Oct. 5: Mellon Foundation to Spend $250 Million to Reimagine Monuments - Mellon
• Sept. 24: With Mellon Foundation Grant, A New Institute for Racial Justice - Jonathan Holloway - Rutgers
• Sept. 15: Literary Arts Emergency Fund Awards More than $3.5 Million to 282 Orgs, Mag., - Mellon
• Aug. 13: CUNY Receives $10 Million to Expand Pandemic and Racial Justice Initiatives - Mellon
• Aug. 13: Elizabeth Alexander's Fierce Vision of Social Justice - Lane Florsheim - Wall Street Journal
• Aug. 10: Elizabeth Alexander on the intersections of Identities - Yale Historical Review
• July 2: Why America’s Biggest Funder of Culture Is Shifting to Social Justice - Sarah Cascone - Artnet News
• July 2: Alexander Outlines Mellon Shift to Social-Justice Grant Making - Alex Daniels - Chronicle
• July 1: Mellon to focus grantmaking on social justice - Philanthropy News Digest
• June 30: With Books and New Focus, Mellon Foundation to Foster Social Equity - Julia Jacobs - New York Times
• June 30: Mellon Foundation Transforms Direction, New Focus on Social Justice - Mellon Foundation
• June 10: Leading Foundations Pledge to Give More - James B. Stewart and Nicholas Kulish - New York Times
• June 10: Leading Foundations Pledge to Give More, Hoping to Upend Philanthropy - Mellon
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